Total Crime Rate

273.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manchester Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 158th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (E14 3ET) in the last 12 months was 273.5 per 1,000 residents and was 157.8% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (106.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (E14 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Union Close, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skylines (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skylines —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Amsterdam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plevna Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Plevna Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Galbraith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galbraith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strattondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Strattondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roserton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Roserton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ovex Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ovex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amsterdam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roffey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery River Barge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary River Barge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Union Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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